Page 41 of Hunting for her Heart
I see his eyes narrow before he glances at the man holding me. “Put her in our tent. We’ll teach her how a lady behaves properly for her mates.”
“No!” I scream as I’m dragged toward one of the tents. It doesn’t take much for the huge guy to drag me over, pull up the flap, and toss me inside. I twist onto my back, planning to run back out, but the giant man steps inside. Desperation has me kicking my foot up between his legs, and he lets out a pained grunt, clutching his crotch as he starts to tip forward.
I roll to the side to avoid him landing on me, then I quickly jump out of the tent, just as the gross man steps up. His eyebrows lift in surprise when he sees me, and he lunges for me, but I manage to twist out of his grasp and take off behind the tent and into the trees.
“You’re going to fucking pay for that!” he roars as his footsteps pound the ground behind me. I run as fast as I can, not caring about where I step, as tears streak down my face again. I trip over a large root and fall to the ground, wincing as pain shoots through my body.
I hear him fast approaching and roll to my back as he steps out of the trees, coming to a stop above me. His smile is full of evil intent as he takes another step forward, his hands flying to his belt as he starts to undo it.
“Please don’t!” I cry, holding up a palm toward him, unsure what he’s about to do. Whether he plans to hit mewith it or remove his pants to do something else, it’s going to cause me a lot of pain.
He pulls the belt from his pants, and his smile grows even bigger. “Fucking you is going to be magnificent.”
An ax appears above his head. At the same time, he glances over my shoulder, and a surprised look fills his face.
Suddenly, a hand covers my eyes, right before a loud, wet thud sounds in front of me and I jerk in surprise.
I’m lifted and turned, and as I start to panic, the hand drops, revealing Hawk’s beautiful hazel eyes.
“Hawk!” I gasp, throwing my arms around his neck and wrapping myself around him as tightly as I can, letting the tears run freely.
“I’ve got you, little one,” he whispers, one arm holding me tight as the other runs up and down my back. “We’ve got you now.”
“Is she hurt?” I lift my head to turn toward Ronan’s voice and get a glimpse of a body on the ground, but Bo is suddenly there, blocking my view.
“Don’t look, sweetheart,” he says, gently reaching up to cup my cheek. “We don’t want you to see that.”
I remember seeing the ax above that man’s head, and my eyes widen. That must be why Hawk covered my eyes. “Did Ronan kill him?”
“He did,” he confirms.
“His friends will probably be coming after me too,” I tell them, remembering he wasn’t the only one in the camp.
“We already took care of them. It’s what took us so long,” Ronan says as he steps up beside Bo. “Are you okay?” he asks, his eyes scanning my face.
“No,” I tell him honestly as tears start to fall again.
“Don’t cry, Willow,” Bo says, looking pained. “Tell us where you’re hurt and we’ll fix it.”
“I thought I’d never see you again,” I tell him honestly as the emotions of everything that’s happened today come crashing down.
“You’re crying because… you were taken from us?” Hawk asks, still holding me tight.
“I know it’s stupid but?—”
“No,” Ronan says, cupping my face as he cuts me off. “Not stupid at all. Having you taken from right under our noses sent us into a tailspin. Even with the bond telling us where to go, it still took us far too long to get to you.”
“You’re our mate, Willow,” Hawk says, nuzzling his nose into the side of my head. “I hope you know that means we will always come for you.”
I turn my head toward him and place a soft kiss on his cheek, and he pulls back to look at me in surprise. “Thank you,” I whisper. His eyes roam over my face before landing on my lips.
I think he’s going to kiss me, but Ronan speaks, ruining the moment. “Let’s get out of here before the stench of the bodies attracts any animals.”
We start to move, me still clutched in Hawk’s arms as I tell them. “They aren’t the ones who stole me from you.”
“We know,” Ronan says from where he’s leading us through the trees.
“Do you know about the beast too?”
